Drying gloves?

[Folcan]

Ive always wondered whats the best way to dry a pair of gloves after riding in the rain...

After a ride to uni which is about 20 - 30 min for me sometimes less My gloves get soaked through in moderate to heavy rain. and then they are wet for the next 2 to 3 days and it gets annoying. also they tend to smell terrible and make my hands smell terrible

So im wondering if anyone has any ideas on whats the best way to dry em besides putting them on the windowsill or hanging them up in a dry place...

Atm I have a fan heater blowing onto them. im considering putting them in the oven or something :P

Or is this one of the things bikers just have to deal with wet/smelly hands in wet weather ?

[Spuds1234]

Put them in the hot water cupboard.

Its what I do.

Otherwise if you want you can put them in the drier. I have done this. My gloves are simple ones though and dont have carbon knuckles etc.

[Folcan]

My gloves are nylon polyester ones I dont think they have any carbon in them lol

[James Deuce]

I mourn the demise of the the big arse CRT. Perfect place to dry gloves is over the vents at the back.

[banditrider]

On tour mine go on the motor - nice & toasty when you get back on the bike. Not that good for the leather but...

[BIHB@0610]

If you have a heated towel rail just put them on that overnight. I put mine on top of a towel, just in case the immediate contact gets too hot...

The oven, yep, I tried that once (after a very cold and wet Cold Kiwi). On the lowest heat possible - about 50 degrees. They still came out very crispy, not sure if it's a good idea.

[sosman]

I mourn the demise of the the big arse CRT. Perfect place to dry gloves is over the vents at the back.

Just make sure yr gloves r not dripping wet[splash,ka..boom] maybe?

[Ixion]

A tip. If you're on the road and you've stopped for fuel. And your gloves are soaked and cold. Go to the mens' room. See if they have one of those hot air hand dryers. If so blow the hot air down into the glove. Three of four minutes per glove, doesn't completely dry them, but it makes them a whole world nicer to put back on.

[fireliv]

Phoenix uses my hairdryer, he seams to think it works well, but I'm not overly impressed

[Luckylegs]

I mourn the demise of the the big arse CRT. Perfect place to dry gloves is over the vents at the back.

+1 ...One of my poor colleagues still has a 21' CRT monitor so has become the communal dryer for us bikers.

CRT's for gloves
Office chairs for Jackets
And the humble cubicle partition for pants

...A regular "Chinese brothel on laundry day" type affair

[Zoolander]

Have 2 pairs of gloves. I've found if I try to dry gloves out too quickly it can wreck the leather, they normally need a couple of days at least plus some leather treatment to keep them soft. Get a pair of Darbi's winter gloves, might not be totally waterproof but they keep the worst of the rain away, from memory they're pretty cheap too.

[Folcan]

Hey thanks for all the suggestions.. I was in a rush to go out and had like 1 hour to get em dry...

I chucked em in the oven after cooking supper.. the oven was off :P they came out steaming, they were dry on the outside but not inside so I used hairdryier on the inside it didnt totally dry them. but it made it better

I dont think ill do that every day but I was in a rush :P

Maybe I should cover the gloves in a thick layer of silcone or that pvc stuff that is waterproof

[scumdog]

Slip a bread-bag over each one before you set off secure them at the cuf with a rubber band.

It takes a little getting use to, you'll look a dweeb and you may lose one or two (meh, they're cheap!) but at least your gloves stay pretty dry.

[swbarnett]

Before they get soaked again go down to your favourite camping store and get a bottle of NIKWAX Glove proof. Since I treated my gloves with this they don't get nearly as wet. Drying time is now considerably reduced.

[Disco Dan]

its called a dehumidifier.... put them in front of the output air.. dries in no time!!